Representative Carol “Che” Porter (NH-01) held a town hall last night in her district, where she addressed her health care vote. She is either courageous or delusional, and I’m ‘all in’ on delusional. A couple of things stand out about this clip, the reaction of the crowd and her denial. This is what denial looks like: Porter is clinging to that one, old, post-vote poll | Read More »
If this the whole health care charade wasn’t such serious business, it would actually be kind of funny. The Democratic comedy of errors continues this evening. As reported by Roll Call: Senate Democratic leaders have decided they will not publicly release a health care reform letter signed by their rank and file intended to calm nervous House Democrats before their historic vote this weekend on | Read More »
Here are a couple of clever videos in case you missed them, one depicts Carol “Che” Porter and the other Bart Stupak. The videos speak for themselves. If you were an undecided Democrat, how would you want history to remember you? History will either remember you as this type of Democrat: Or history will remember you as this type of Democrat: Your choice.
(Thought the Caterpillar letter might slip by, but Drudge picked it up. This could really put pressure on Cuellar.) As Tip O’Neill famously stated, all politics is local, which makes me think that Caterpillar Inc, a heavy-equipment company, might be targeting the wrong people. On Thursday, Caterpillar penned a letter to Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner warning them that the impending health care legislation will | Read More »
Its no coincidence that President Obama chose to stump for his health care legislation in Ohio on Monday. There are at least seven important undecided Democrats from Ohio including Marcia Fudge. According to WKYC, Marcia Fudge, who voted for the health care bill in November, is now undecided. Fellow Ohio Democrats Zach Space, Mary Jo Kilroy, Marcy Kaptur, Tim Ryan, Betty Sutton, John Boccieri and | Read More »
While the Democrats in Congress prepare for reconciliation, the GOP is measuring the value of Obama’s health care summit. Let’s not get mixed up here. The health care summit is a public relations stunt, nothing more. It is being used to provide the Democrats in Congress some leverage to pursue reconciliation. That is the real battleground. The GOP has the higher ground on two crucial | Read More »
It’s no secret that Harry Reid and Barack Obama want health care legislation to pass before Christmas. It has not been Republicans, but moderate Democrats that have been a major headache for Harry Reid and his quest for expedient legislation. A couple of reasons for their reticence are obvious. Some moderates may want to appear judicious and deliberate for their increasingly hostile constituents. Some moderates | Read More »
I heard Laura Ingraham and Michelle Malkin promoting the Code Red Rally this morning. Apparently, Rush is talking about it now. Its time to join the promotion. On December 15th at 1:00, a rally to oppose the government take over of health care will be held at the Capitol Building and the Mall in Washington D.C. This is short notice, so its important to spread | Read More »
TPM has published an e-mail detailing a new grass roots push for ObamaCare. Organizing for America (OFA) is rallying its troops and holding mass ‘house parties’ on Tuesday with the aim of making 100,000 phone calls to Congress in one day. On Tuesday, October 20th, OFA volunteers will gather at “Time to Deliver” Call Parties in living rooms like yours across the country. We’ll call | Read More »
Remember this is only one vote to get one bill out of one committee. That is all. Snowe acknowledges that she still has reservations and that there are huge holes in the bill. Any shift to the left may change her vote on the floor. Here are some realities to ponder. In 2008, Obama carried Maine by 18 points. In 2008, Susan Collins beat popular | Read More »
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal by Kimberly Strassel had this critical observation: The Obama White House isn’t half as worried about what Virginia means for next year’s elections as it is what Virginia means for this year’s health fight. A wipeout in the Old Dominion could send Blue Dogs scampering for cover. If health care isn’t done by Nov. 3, it may | Read More »
Obama seems worried. He is trying to snuff out the next fire before it gets started. I’m referring to mandates. I was surprised that Obama spent much of his “full ginsburg” rebuffing the notion that insurance mandates are taxes. I was surprised because that line of attack has not received much traction. It’s as if the Democrats are so shell-shocked by their message failure that | Read More »
I promised myself that I would not write about Kennedy, but I had to get this off my chest. Do the Democrats understand that Teddy Kennedy is not a popular figure outside the Boston to Washington corridor? In mourning, people may be respectful, reflective or sad. But that does not mean they will automatically adopt his brand of liberalism. Exploiting his name will backfire against | Read More »
Research 2000 is not a real poll. It is conducted by Markos Moulitsas and the hardcore liberal activists at Daily Kos. It is an agenda driven push poll. Their polls are designed to influence the debate, not to provide accurate numbers. It just so happens that Research 2000 decided to conduct a poll on Max Baucus and the public option last week. I knew the | Read More »
A guide for injured veterans called “Your Life, Your Choices” has come under scrutiny. According to Foxnews, the guide was pulled under the Bush Administration because it sends a “hurry-up-and-die” message to injured veterans. It has been resuscitated under the Obama Administration. Its so offensive that even Arlen Specter has called for immediate hearings on the guide. Specter must have called for the hearings on | Read More »
From the diaries by Erick Liberals have been rattled by the effectiveness of anti-Obamacare protests. We must not relent because we have some momentum. There is plenty of time left in this battle and the Left wing activists are about to launch an organized counterattack. ‘Health Care For America Now’ released a memo on August 4th entitled – Responding To Right Wing Attacks. Must Read. | Read More »
Last week, a liberal Democrat voiced his opposition to the health care bill for electoral reasons. This week, a moderate Republican voiced his opposition to the health care bill as a matter of principle. Conservatives pine for leaders who place principle above pragmatism. Rep. Joseph Cao is acting like such a man. Cao was undecided on the health care bill. Cao won his heavily African-American | Read More »
Republicans should not be overly optimistic. One obstacle stalling the health care bill is the Energy and Commerce committee. Another is waning public support. The Democrats are exploring a way to circumvent both and “Rahm” a bill through. According to The Hill: House Democrats, still searching for a way to pass their healthcare bill before August, are considering bypassing the Energy and Commerce committee altogether, | Read More »
I wondered some time ago if pro-life Democrats could derail the health care bill. It looks they are one of the voting blocks that continues to resisting their marching orders. Here. If we are to build a winning coalition to defeat this bill, we will need them. A few months ago they penned a passionate letter to Nancy Pelosi demanding the inclusion of language that | Read More »
Parsing through the arcane health care bills takes some time and effort to build succinct, potent arguments that resonate with the average voter. A must read CNS article exposes a provision within the House Bill that provides instant ammunition. The House Bill possesses a harrowing section that permits government interventions into private homes for immunization. This is the type of language that has the ability | Read More »
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